Podcasts Other Techquila 58: The Economy of Smartphones

58: The Economy of Smartphones

Published: July 26, 2019, 2:14 a.m.

Holden and Mike join me to talk about the economy of smartphones from material mining to the end of their lifecycle and we got pretty fucking drunk doing it. Reach out to the podcast at: Patreon Reddit - /r/Techquila Twitch Youtube Twitter - @TechquilaCast Facebook Email - techquilapodcast@gmail.com Citations: The spiralling environmental cost of our lithium battery addiction Is your phone tainted by the misery of the 35,000 children in Congo's mines? You can’t buy an ethical smartphone today Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware Why your old phones collect in a junk drawer of sadness RIGHT TO REPAIR IS NOW A NATIONAL ISSUE